Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 17, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1397
CVE-2002-1397
Description
Vulnerability in the cash_words() function for PostgreSQL 7.2 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large negative argument, possibly triggering an integer signedness error or buffer overflow.
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Affected products
9<=7.2+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: <=7.2
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql-server/src/backend/utils/adt/cash.c.diffnvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/8034nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-001.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5497nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9891nvd
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